Threats

The D Brief: DOD firings on hold, for now; Acquisition-policy shift; More US-Russia talks; Air Force One, accelerating?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

As Defense preps for mass firings, Hegseth says a hiring freeze and more firings are coming

SecDef says a "reevaluation of our probationary workforce" will be followed by wider dismissal of "redundancies" and "underperformers."

  • Eric Katz and Meghann Myers
Science & Tech

Pentagon may break up tech offices in acquisition-policy shift

Shakeup may also consolidate service PEO functions and put more R&D costs on industry, a Pentagon source says.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Lawmakers to DOGE: Use a scalpel, not a sledgehammer at the Pentagon

Cutting first and asking questions later could hurt national security, HASC members say.

  • Jennifer Hlad
Threats

The D Brief: SecDef seeks $8B shift; Trump’s Ukraine plans, decried; Quantum chip breakthrough?; Warship maintenance goals; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Congress, DOGE seek DOD cuts; US, Russia warm ties in talks; US drones over Mexico; Nuke-stockpile workers fired, rehired; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Meghann Myers
Policy

Pentagon officials are bracing for Musk's DOGE

SecDef hints at pushback, but others worry about the team's record of breaking into databases and making hasty cuts.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: China’s 'rehearsals' for war; Gitmo update; DOD preps for DOGE; Court unfreezes foreign aid; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: ‘Start negotiations immediately’; Gabbard, intel chief; 5K troops at border; State Dept.’s armored Teslas?; And just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Return-to-work order created ‘panic’ among military-spouse federal workers

Presidential order coupled with deferred-resignation offer and hiring freeze created a perfect storm of stress.

  • Jennifer Hlad
Threats

The D Brief: Hegseth pans Kyiv’s ‘unrealistic objective’; Anti-ISIS airstrikes; USAID IG fired; ‘Stunning twist’ for Army headset; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

Teach how to think, not what to think

Professional military schools should not go overboard in interpreting the SecDef’s anti-DEI memo.

  • Paula Thornhill
Threats

The D Brief: Air Force efforts, on hold; Desk deficits as workers return; Foreign-aid monitoring, slashed; It’s Fort Bragg again; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Hegseth puts Air Force reorganization on hold

Service chief Gen. David Allvin previously emphasized the need to move out quickly.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: Hegseth’s town hall; Trump: annex Canada; Purge reaches academies, schools; Full-year CR?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Hegseth: Pentagon must return to long-term planning against strategic adversaries

In a Pentagon town hall, new defense secretary vowed to make longer-term plans, deploy tech faster, and have fewer flag officers and smaller staffs.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: DOD plane crash kills 4 in the Philippines; Navy pauses SAPR training; Google jumps back into military AI; Musk-Trump’s ‘Deferred resignation’ deadline delayed; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

The D Brief: ‘Constitutional crisis’; IC workers pressed to quit; Musk adds control of sensitive personal data; N. Korean missiles improve; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Resignation deal offered to CIA; Trump’s Gaza pitch; Assault on USAID; Marines alter F-35 plan; And just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: China’s retaliatory tariffs; ‘Constitutional crisis’ in DC; ‘No improvement’ in F-35 software; Latest natsec nominees; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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